What does injury mean?
Definitions for injury
ˈɪn dʒə riin·ju·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word injury.
Princeton's WordNet
injury, hurt, harm, traumanoun
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
injury, accidental injurynoun
an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
wound, injury, combat injurynoun
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
injurynoun
an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
injurynoun
wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
Wiktionary
injurynoun
Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong, loss, damage, or detriment; harm; hurt; loss; mischief; wrong; evil; as, his health was impaired by a severe injury; slander is an injury to the character.
injuryverb
To wrong, to injure.
Etymology: From injurie, from iniuria, from in- + ius.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
INJURYnoun
Etymology: injuria, Lat. injure, Fr.
The town of Bouline, and other places, were acquired by just title of victory; and therefore in keeping of them no injury was offered. John Hayward.
Riot ascends above their loftiest tow'rs,
And injury and outrage. John Milton.Many times we do injury to a cause by dwelling upon trifling arguments. Isaac Watts, Logick.
Great injuries such vermin as mice and rats do in the fields. John Mortimer.
Casting off the respects fit to be continued between great kings, he fell to bitter invectives against the French king; and, by how much he was the less able to do, talking so much the more, spake all the injuries he could devise of Charles. Francis Bacon.
Wikipedia
Injury
An injury is any physiological damage to living tissue caused by immediate physical stress. An injury can occur intentionally or unintentionally and may be caused by blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, burning, toxic exposure, asphyxiation, or overexertion. Injuries can occur in any part of the body, and different symptoms are associated with different injuries. Treatment of a major injury is typically carried out by a health professional and varies greatly depending on the nature of the injury. Traffic collisions are the most common cause of accidental injury and injury-related death among humans. Injuries are distinct from chronic conditions, psychological trauma, infections, or medical procedures, though injury can be a contributing factor to any of these. Several major health organizations have established systems for the classification and description of human injuries.
ChatGPT
injury
Injury refers to harm, damage, or impairment caused to the body, mind, or emotions. This can result from an accident, violence, or even physical strain, and can be physical like a broken bone, or mental such as psychological trauma.
Webster Dictionary
Injuryadjective
any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong, loss, damage, or detriment; harm; hurt; loss; mischief; wrong; evil; as, his health was impaired by a severe injury; slander is an injury to the character
Wikidata
Injury
Injury is damage to a biological organism which can be classified on various bases.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
injury
A term comprising such conditions as fractures, wounds, sprains, strains, dislocations, concussions, and compressions. In addition, it includes conditions resulting from extremes of temperature or prolonged exposure. Acute poisonings (except those due to contaminated food) resulting from exposure to a toxic or poisonous substance are also classed as injuries. See also casualty; wounded. inland petroleum distribution system
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'injury' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2200
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'injury' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3851
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'injury' in Nouns Frequency: #655
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of injury in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of injury in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of injury in a Sentence
It states 'It shall be the duty of the Capitol police on and after April 29, 1876, to prevent any portion of the Capitol Grounds and terraces from being used as playgrounds or otherwise, so far as may be necessary to protect the public property, turf and grass from destruction or injury,'.
There's nothing wrong with taking a break, and there's nothing less motivating than an injury, if my body feels too fatigued or I feel discomfort in my muscles or joints, I back off. Staying safe and healthy allows for longevity, and that's really what it's all about.
Many divorces are not really the result of irreparable injury but involve, instead, a desire on the part of the man or woman to shatter the setup, start out from scratch alone, and make life work for them all over again. They want the risk of disaster, want to touch bottom, see where bottom is, and, coming up, to breathe the air with relief and relish again.
I will unfortunately be missing the clay season this year, after discussing with my doctors and team, we thought the best decision is to rest and rehab my elbow injury for a few more weeks.
Adolescence is a time of tremendous stress and it seems like today’s teens have unusually high, often unreasonable, expectations for themselves, as a result, depression, anxiety and other mental health concerns are increasingly common as are maladaptive behaviors such as substance abuse, self-injury, eating disorders and other forms of unhealthy coping.
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- wondAfrikaans
- جرح, إصابةArabic
- korlanma, zərərAzerbaijani
- яра, йәрәхәтBashkir
- пашкоджанне, рана, траўмаBelarusian
- щетаBulgarian
- feridaCatalan, Valencian
- urážka, zranění, úrazCzech
- cam, anafiad, sarhad, anap, camwy, anaf, niwedWelsh
- sårDanish
- Verwundung, Verletzung, WundeGerman
- ζημίαGreek
- vundoEsperanto
- herida, lesiónSpanish
- vigastusEstonian
- آسیبPersian
- vamma, loukkaantuminenFinnish
- sárFaroese
- blessureFrench
- wûneWestern Frisian
- gortúIrish
- cron, ciùrradhScottish Gaelic
- פְּצִיעָהHebrew
- चोटHindi
- blesiHaitian Creole
- sérülésHungarian
- վնասArmenian
- cedera, lukaIndonesian
- sárIcelandic
- ferita, danno, lesioneItalian
- 負傷, 傷害Japanese
- დაშავებაGeorgian
- жараKazakh
- 상해, 부상, 負傷Korean
- برینKurdish
- vulnus, plagaLatin
- žalaLithuanian
- pārestībaLatvian
- wharatanga, wharangaMāori
- повредаMacedonian
- хорMongolian
- kecederaanMalay
- verwonding, letselDutch
- skadeNorwegian
- szkoda, uraz, kontuzjaPolish
- danoPortuguese
- ranăRomanian
- повреждение, ранение, травма, ранаRussian
- povrjeda, рана, rana, озледа, ozleda, повреда, povreda, поврједа, ozljeda, озљедаSerbo-Croatian
- urážkaSlovak
- poškodbaSlovene
- lëndimAlbanian
- skadaSwedish
- jeraha, jiraha, afaSwahili
- อันตรายThai
- kapinsalaanTagalog
- zararTurkish
- рана, пошкодження, травмаUkrainian
- چوٹUrdu
- làm hại, bị thươngVietnamese
- שאָדן, וווּנדYiddish
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